Ray Winstone

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Ray Winstone Fast Facts:

Joined the Repton Amateur Boxing Club in London at age 12 and won 80 out of 88 fights over 10 years.
Three-time London Schoolboy Champion.
Represented England twice as a welterweight.
Went to the movies monthly with his father; often they would sit through the films twice.
Enrolled at the Corona Stage Academy in 1974, but was expelled for puncturing the headmistress's tires (his revenge for being excluded from the Christmas party).
First big role came when he accompanied a friend to an audition---and then was cast by the director---for 1977's British TV-movie Scum, which was so violent that it was banned by the BBC; it was released theatrically two years later.
Starred as a boxer named Kenny Fox in the 1980 British series Fox.
During an audition for the first Star Wars prequel, asked an unimpressed George Lucas if he needed a nap (Winstone did not get the part).
After twice being declared bankrupt, revived his career with a role in Kathy Burke's 1990 play, Mr. Thomas, which eventually led to a part in Gary Oldman's 1997 directorial debut, Nil by Mouth.

Ray Winstone Relationships:
Lois Winstone - Daughter
Jaime Winstone - Daughter
Ellie Rae Winstone - Daughter
Elaine Winstone - Wife
Raymond John Winstone - Father
Margaret Richardson Winstone - Mother
Ray Winstone Awards:
1997 BAFTA Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1979 BAFTA Awards: Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles - Nominee
2006 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Nominee